Peter Nicol, the most successful player to represent either England or Scotland, will retire at the sport's most spectacular venue, the Giza Pyramids, where he will make one last attempt on the World Open title in September.

It was here as a Scot that Nicol became the only British male to win the world title, and the Inverurie-born, London-based left-hander was also still representing Scotland when he captured the British Open and gained his first Commonwealth title.

But it was as an England player that Nicol became world No1 for two years unbroken in 2002-03, became part of a world team-title winning squad, and regained the Commonwealth title.